Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

HELLO WORLD

Hello World initiates and supports projects that provide sustainable development, capacity building, and prevention of relief or poverty. Hello World follows principles of community-led development and respect in addressing critical needs in the developing world.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,224	£1,025	£198	£55	£1,189	£430	5	5	0
31/03/22		£1,507	£653	£854	£3	£991	£403	7.4	4	0
31/03/21		£436	£301	£135	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£299	£398	£-99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£229	£157	£73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£2	£56	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£377	£306	£71	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£176	£171	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£130	£142	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£33	£39	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 48.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.projecthelloworld.org

katrin@projecthelloworld.org

07531081788

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Hello World
£45,000	08/03/2024	Unrestricted grant for building solar-powered internet hubs in Uganda and Nepal
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Hello World
£30,000	26/01/2022	Provision of solar-powered, Wi-Fi enabled education huibs in Uganda
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Hello World
£15,000	15/07/2021 12	Provision of solar-powered, Wi-Fi enabled education huibs in Uganda
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Projects for All
£5,000	10/04/2017 6	Towards Project costs Towards a listening pilgrimage to capture views on refugees/immigration in various communities across the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How do they operate?

Hello World Internet Hubs programme

Objectives: To solve the global education deficit by working in the most marginalised communities to build state-of-the-art outdoor internet hubs

Intervention period: Dependant on the needs of the individual

Beneficiaries: Underprivileged adults and children

Description: Hello World builds solar-powered outdoor internet hubs in close partnership with underprivileged local communities. The hubs are wifi-enabled and loaded with educational software and applications, giving children the opportunity to educate themselves. With Hello Word children with no or limited access to education have a chance to improve their learning via apps, software, games and the internet. In addition, the hubs are important resources to teachers, offering information lesson plans and access to online learning tools.

Hub Heroes Project

Objectives: To increase literacy and numeracy for children at Hello World hubs and empower mothers in the communities to take advantage of the technology and connectivity

Intervention period: Dependant on the needs of the individual

Beneficiaries: Underprivileged adults and children

Description: Hello World have partnered with OneBillion, who have created a tablet called the Onetab. The device has a dedicated designed so will solely deliver literacy and numeracy software and will enable children with no formal education to teach themselves to read, write and do maths. The software is language appropriate and context appropriate, so children are learning from people who look like them and through stories that sound familiar. In March 2020, 100 families in their Kampala Hub communities received a Onetab and each family has a nominated 'Hub Hero'. In most cases, the Hub Hero will be the mother of the family as they have been shown to prioritise education in the family.

Comment: In 2020, Hello World's unique infrastructure and local networks meant they were able to provide food and access to health information in their Hub communities as well as free, unlimited access to Wi-fi so communities could access information and communicate more easily through the pandemic. At Hubs, they installed free hand washing facilities with soap and water and made information available on prevention and management of COVID-19. This was aided by four new Community Support Officers helping Hubs reach their full potential with plans to recruit further officers. They have also created Hub Heroes, an in-home educational software which is allowing children to learn safely during lockdown.

Source: Giving is Great

How effective are they?

Notes: Hello World receive monthly reports from their internet service provider detailing which websites communities are accessing and for how long. They also collect passive data from the tablets at each Hub to see which educational apps children are using.

Commentary: Hello World has partnered with impact measurement specialists 60 decibels to measure the user experience at Hubs in Nepal and Uganda and help them gain insights to users were getting the right support.

Hello World surveys have shown an average of 1000+ children are accessing each Hub they provide in each the communities they reach.

Who works here?

KATRIN MCMILLAN
Founder and CEO
Appointed: September 2018

Katrin spent ten years in New York working in the theatre and then in human rights, four in Nigeria and one in Ethiopia working for a TV station and in international development, before moving to London. She is an award-winning theatre producer and has produced human rights advocacy events and programmes in London, South Africa, Nigeria, DRC and Australia. In New York, she was a Producer for The Culture Project theatre where she launched a ....more

ANGHARAD JONES
Chief Operating Officer
Appointed: July 2020

Angharad moved to Hello World after 15 years of senior leadership in the retail industry where she worked at Agent Provocateur, La Perla and Rituals. She has considerable experience building businesses, developing brands, and building and managing teams in emerging markets across Europe and North America. She moved from London to New York 10 years ago to manage new projects and stakeholders at all levels across North America, creating strategies ....more

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR LOPAMUDRA WINTERS Appointed: 2022

FRANCES BAAWUAH Appointed: 2019 Occupation: General Practitioner

Dr Frances Baawuah is a General Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. She is a Partner of a 19,000 patient inner-city London Practice and has recently been appointed as the clinical lead for her local COVID-19 Response unit, as well as the COVID-19 schools surveillance study with Public Health England.

LAURA HARNETT Appointed: 2019

MARCUS WILLIAM EXALL Appointed: 2019 Occupation: Founder of UP AND TO THE RIGHT

Marcus has been involved in Hello World since before the first hub was built. He has worked in the digital industry for the last 23 years and is founder of UP AND TO THE RIGHT, a tech company helping founders create, build and sell successful businesses. He built his own digital marketing business until its acquisition in 2011, and is an angel....more

STEPHANIE JANE BRUCE Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN WHITEHEAD (Chair) Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2012, number: 1148596

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 112 days late,

Main office

28 Digby Crescent
LONDON
N4 2HR

Objectives

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.CAPACITY BUILDINGTO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF AFRICA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY [OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP] ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

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